Burg bei Magdeburg
(GER) (52 15 30 N – 11 54 30 E)
General
: Airfield (Fliegerhorst) in Anhalt 20 km NE of Magdeburg and 4 km ESE of Burg.
History
: construction began in spring 1937 and concluded in spring1939. Burg was one of the three largest airfields in that part ofGermany and was flush with infrastructure. It was home tonumerous bomber units during the war and in Nov 43 became the crew conversion center for the He 177 strategic bomber and then in 1944 for the Ar 234 jet bomber. In 1945 Burg was home to a nightfighter unit equipped with Me 262 jets.
Dimensions
: approx. 1190 x 1280 meters (1300 x 1400 yards) and roughly pear shaped.
Surface and Runways
: grass surface on a clay foundation. Two paved runways, one 1,400 x 50 meters aligned ENE/WSW and the other 1,200 x 40 meters aligned NE/SW, paved hangar aprons and paved taxiways.